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Alvarado was placed on the injured list Monday for an unspecified reason, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The Phillies placed two coaches in the league's health and safety protocols, and Alvarado was one of three Phillies to land on the injured list. The fact that the team didn't provide a reason for Alvarado's placement on the IL suggests that he could be on the COVID-19 injured list. If that's the case, Alvarado will be eligible to return once he clears the league's health and safety protocols as long as he doesn't test positive for the virus. Alvarado has posted a 1.59 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB in 5.2 innings this year.

Graterol was charged with a blown save against San Diego on Sunday, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning.

Graterol was summoned from the team's alternate site Sunday after missing the beginning of the campaign while working his arm back into game shape. He was summoned in the seventh inning with Los Angeles staked to a 2-1 lead, but the right-hander gave up a single and a double to allow the tying run to score. The rust is understandable given Graterol's long layoff, and he should get plenty of opportunities to pitch in meaningful situations moving forward.

The Padres plan to activate Lamet (elbow) from the 10-day injured list this week to have him start either Tuesday or Wednesday against the Brewers, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Lamet's right elbow apparently checked out fine following a simulated game Thursday, clearing the way for him to make his 2021 debut. He threw approximately 70-to-75 pitches in that outing, so the Padres may be preparing for Lamet to push his count up to the 80-to-90 range in his first start of the season. If Lamet ends up getting the nod Tuesday ahead of Chris Paddack, he would line up for a two-start week. His second turn would then come Sunday in the final game of the Padres' four-game series in Los Angeles with the Dodgers.

Wilson picked up a win in his 2021 debut Sunday, working five innings and giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out one in a 13-4 win over the Cubs.

Atlanta called Wilson up from its taxi squad and moved him into the rotation as a replacement for Max Fried (hamstring), who was placed on the injured list Wednesday. The 23-year-old right-hander didn't dazzle in his first start, but he pounded the zone (50 of his 69 pitches were strikes) and was mostly able to limit the damage while being staked to a big lead for most of the night. With both Fried and Drew Smyly (forearm) on the IL, Wilson should make at least one more turn through the rotation. Wilson's next turn will likely come against the Diamondbacks during the upcoming weekend.

Melancon pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out one to pick up the save in the win Sunday over the Dodgers.

Melancon is 6-for-6 on save opportunities this season. The closer has allowed just one run and has seven strikeouts in nine innings. He is in a premium spot to be amongst the league leaders in saves throughout the season on a winning Padres team.

Alexander (0-1) allowed one run (zero earned) while pitching two-thirds of an inning to take the loss against the Padres on Sunday.

Alexander recorded the last out of the seventh inning before the leadoff batter and eventual game-winning run in the eighth inning reached via error. Although he didn't allow any hits or walks, he was stuck with the loss. The 31-year-old has only one appearance this season in which he has allowed any runs, otherwise he has 4.1 scoreless innings.

Kimbrel worked around two walks to pitch a scoreless inning in Sunday's 13-4 loss to Atlanta. He struck out one.

Kimbrel hadn't pitched in five days, so the Cubs brought him in for the ninth inning despite the nine-run deficit. The veteran reliever was able to keep Atlanta off the board in the low-leverage appearance, running his scoreless inning streak to seven to start the season. Chicago is just 6-9 through 15 games, but Kimbrel's performance coming off of disappointing 2019 and 2020 campaigns has been a bright spot so far.

Doval struck out two batters and pitched a perfect seventh inning to earn a hold in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Marlins.

Doval made his major-league debut Sunday. The hard-throwing right-hander struck out Jesus Aguilar on three pitches, then got Garrett Cooper to ground out before fanning Adam Duvall. The 23-year-old Doval spent the bulk of 2019 at High-A San Jose, where he had a 3.83 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 80:34 K:BB across 56.1 innings, all as a reliever. His fastball registered as high as 98 mph Sunday. If he can show strong command, he may stick around the big club for a while.

Rogers picked up his first save of the season Sunday against the Marlins after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

Rogers tossed seven of his 11 pitches for strikes and closed the door on the Marlins with little trouble, retiring the three batters he faced -- Corey Dickerson, Miguel Rojas and Jorge Alfaro -- via groundouts. Rogers has not allowed a run in any of his last six outings and should operate as the Giants' closer while Jake McGee is on the COVID-19 list.

Diaz allowed a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Sunday and earned a save over the Rockies.

It took Diaz a while to notch his first save, but he picked up two against Colorado this weekend. After Trevor Story knocked a two-out single, he was caught stealing to secure the game for the Mets. Diaz now owns a 3.18 ERA and 7:2 K:BB through 5.2 frames.